CHRISTINE TAYLOR STARS IN 'FAREWELL MR. KRINGLE,' A HALLMARK CHANNEL
ORIGINAL MOVIE WHICH HAS BEGUN PRODUCTION

Holiday Movie Will Premiere on Hallmark Channel in 2010

Christine Taylor ("The Brady Bunch Movie," "Zoolander")
has been cast to star in "Farewell Mr. Kringle," a heartwarming
Hallmark Channel Original Movie about a skeptical journalist who is
assigned to chronicle the 50th anniversary of Kris Kringle, a Santa Claus
in the town of Mistletoe. As her involvement in the town grows, she begins
to open up to the enchantment of Christmas and some other wonders of the
season.

The holiday movie has begun production and will premiere on Hallmark
Channel in December, 2010.

After 50 years, Mistletoe's Santa Claus is hanging up his hat and Anna
Walls (Taylor), a magazine writer, is assigned to find out what makes this
Santa tick. Having tragically lost her husband on Christmas Eve, Anna has
become a nonbeliever. But with the help of Mark Stafford (Christopher
Wiehl, "Jericho"), a former cutthroat divorce lawyer turned
compassionate bed and breakfast owner, she finds there is something
magical about this particular Santa. Through various conversations with
the townspeople, Anna quickly discovers how much Kris Kringle means to the
small town, and how much Christmas means to Kris Kringle. And having lost
his wife years before during the holidays, he is the perfect person to
show Anna the true meaning of Christmas, while Mark recaptures more than
just Anna's Christmas spirit.

"Farewell Mr. Kringle" is being produced by Larry Levinson
Productions. Larry Levinson, is the executive producer. Brian Gordon and
Jim Wilberger are the producers. Kevin Connor ("The Wish List")
is directing from a script written by Robert Tate Miller ("Secret
Santa").